title: Neoplastic lesions in slaughter animals in Warmińsko-Mazurskie voivodship (Poland) area during the years 2001-2007.
abstract: During the period of 7 years, 2001-2007, 110,273 heads of cattle and 3,055,654 heads of pigs were examined by veterinarians of the Polish Veterinary Inspection in Warmińsko-Mazurskie voivodship. As a result of pre- and post-slaughter examination, 311 heads of cattle and 23 heads of pigs representing 0.279% and 0.00075% of the population respectively were considered unsuitable due to neoplastic lesions. The most frequently found lesions in cattle were fibroneuromas, neuromas and liposarcomas while in case of pigs those were various types of sarcomas, fibromas, cancers, nephromas and melanomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Protection of Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 14, 10-010 Olsztyn, Poland. rad@uwm.edu.pl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Radkowski
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Siemionek
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zdrodowska
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013997:Time Factors